Continuing education is mandatory, but finding the right course is time-consuming. A new platform from East Westphalia aggregates offerings from all relevant providers in one place – free for practices and independent of manufacturers.
The continuing education landscape in dentistry is diverse, high-quality, and at the same time confusing for practices. Chambers, universities, academies, manufacturer institutes, and independent training providers each publish their dates on their own websites. Anyone looking as a dentist, dental technician, or dental assistant for a course on a specific topic, in a specific region, or targeting a specific CME credit goal currently has to click through 15 to 20 provider pages – or rely on recommendations from the team. This is exactly where KursRadar comes in. The platform sees itself as a neutral aggregator for continuing education in healthcare and works like a radar screen for a practice's continuing education year: over 2,000 in-person, hybrid, and online courses from the entire German-speaking region, bundled in one place, filterable by subject area, region, CME credits, course format, and time period. "We built KursRadar because we noticed exactly this gap: plenty of offerings, good quality, but no central overview," says Robin Venghaus, founder and managing director of KursRadar GmbH. What practices specifically gain from it An example from everyday practice: A dentist needs to collect 40 more CME credits by the end of the year, preferably through weekend courses in NRW, and also wants to send two dental assistants along. In KursRadar, she filters by region, day of the week, price range, and target audience – and gets the matching dates with CME credits, registration deadline, and provider information on a single page. If desired, users can also set up an alert ("new endodontics courses in Cologne") and receive an email notification as soon as a matching date is added. The personal CME account collects booked courses and certificates in the background, saving the hassle of paperwork at the next chamber submission. Who the platform is designed for Practice owners and employed dentists find their courses; dental assistants and dental technicians have their own overviews tailored to their roles. For practices with multiple locations, there is a team view so that internal continuing education planning also remains clear. Outlook KursRadar is continuously growing with new providers and expanding into areas beyond traditional dentistry – psychotherapy, practice management, and digitalization are on the roadmap for the coming months. "Ultimately, every practice should be able to manage their continuing education planning in one place, regardless of which provider they choose," says Venghaus. Learn more about KursRadar